Exam 1 Flashcards
a place, amenity, or piece of equipment provided for a particular purpose
facility
movement of materials, people, or information within a building or facility
materials handling
identifying and understanding the activities, requirements, and characteristics of a job
work analysis
specification of activities, requirements, and characteristics of a job to improve worker satisfaction, productivity, and safety
work design
determines how an activity’s tangible fixed assets best support achieving the activity’s objectives
facility planning
objective is to support
manufacturing
the placement of a facility with respect to customers, suppliers, and other facilities
facility location
building and services
facility system
equipment, machinery, and furnishings
layout
mechanisms for all interactions
handling system
Define, Analyze, Generate, Evaluate, Select, and Implement
Facility planning process
specify end product in terms of dimensions, material composition
product design
determine how product will be produced
process design
specifies production quantities and schedules production equipment
schedule design
What is to be produced?
product design
how are the products to be produced
process design
when are the products to be produced
schedule design
how much of each product will be produced
schedule design
for how long will the products be produced
schedule design
where are the products to be produced
facility location
Process identification + Process Selection + Process Sequencing
Process Design
Quantities to be produced + Machine Requirements
Schedule Design
discrete parts processes can be categorized according to the stages of the: Supply, Manufacture, Distribution Cycles
Flow Systems
MMS
Materials Management System
MFS
Materials Flow System
PDS
Physical Distribution System
In a flow system, the item to be processed
subject of flow
In a flow system, the processing and transporting facilities required to accomplish the required flow
resources that bring flow